Women’s Biker Oversized Black Leather Jacket

Women’s Oversized Black Leather Biker Jacket

Wide through the body, short at the hem, with shoulders that sit past your own. This is a biker jacket cut deliberately large rather than a regular one bought a size up, and the two are not the same thing at all.

Oversized, oversize or relaxed fit?

People type all of them. An oversized black leather jacket, an oversize leather biker jacket, a relaxed fit leather jacket, or simply a womens oversized biker jacket. Some call it a boyfriend cut. They all describe the same idea, which is a jacket with room built into the pattern instead of borrowed from a larger size.

What oversized actually means here

The shoulder seam drops below your shoulder on purpose. The body is cut wide and the hem finishes high, around the waist rather than over the hip. That combination is what gives an oversized leather jacket its shape. Buy a regular biker two sizes up and you get long sleeves and a low hem instead, which reads as a jacket that does not fit rather than one designed this way.

What it is made of

Genuine leather with a viscose lining. Viscose is the smooth lining that lets a jacket slide on over a jumper rather than gripping your sleeves, which matters more on an oversized cut because you will be layering underneath it.

The lapels, the zip and the belt

The notch lapels are wide, in proportion to the rest of the jacket. Small lapels on an oversized body look like a mistake. The zip runs across the front at an angle in the traditional biker way, so you can close it straight or leave it open and let the lapels fall back. A belt sits at the waist. Pull it in and the volume gathers at the top, which is the sharper way to wear it. Leave it loose and the jacket hangs square.

Sizing, including plus sizes

Take your normal size. The room is already in the cut, so going up again makes it swamp you rather than drape. If you want it closer to the body, size down one. Measure round the fullest part of your chest over a t shirt rather than a jumper. Sizes run XS to 3XL, so a plus size black biker jacket is covered at the same time.

How to wear it

Volume on top wants something narrow underneath. Slim jeans, a straight skirt, leggings. Put an oversized jacket over wide trousers and the whole outfit disappears. The cropped hem helps here, because it keeps your waist visible even when the jacket is loose.

Looking after it

Wipe it with a damp cloth and cold water when it needs it. Condition the leather once or twice a year so it stays soft. Keep it off radiators and out of long sunlight. Use a wide hanger, because a thin one pushes points into shoulders that already sit past your own.

More in our women’s biker jackets, and the rest of the black leather jackets if you want a closer fit.